Mud volcanoes are a fascinating phenomenon where Earth essentially burps! Gases and liquids from deep within mix to form mud, ...

In the heart of the Caspian Sea, off the coast of Azerbaijan, a mud volcano briefly birthed a mysterious island, only for the sea to reclaim it, leaving scientists captivated.

NASA discovered a ghost island in the Caspian Sea that emerged in early 2023 but has since vanished again. This island has ...

Kumani Bank mud volcano has produced transient islands multiple times since its first recorded eruption in 1861.

A peculiar “Ghost” island has reappeared in the Caspian Sea, continuing its centuries-long cycle of sudden emergence and ...

A mysterious "ghost island" formed by an underwater mud volcano appeared in the Caspian Sea in 2023 only to vanish again ...

In 2023 an island appeared in the Caspian Sea, about 25 km off Azerbaijan's east coast, and disappeared a year later. NASA ...

In the first image from November 2022, the underwater mud volcano is solidly beneath sea level, with no discernable land ...

A 'ghost' island that suddenly appeared in the Caspian Sea in early 2023 is playing a centuries-long game of peekaboo with ...

But the reality is land is always changing — perhaps nowhere more so than at the Kumani Bank mud volcano, also known as Chigil-Deniz, some 15 miles (25 km) off the coast of Azerbaijan in the ...